AI leadership without the hype.
Someone who tells you what actually matters.
Every week there is a new AI tool, a new warning, a new promise. I cut through it so you can make confident decisions without being sold something you don't need.
What a fractional AI Director actually does
AI is moving fast. Businesses are under pressure to adopt it, and every vendor in the market is happy to help them spend money doing that. Most of the advice available comes with something attached.
A fractional AI Director gives you independent oversight of your AI decisions. Not selling tools, not running implementations, not pushing a vendor relationship. Telling you what actually makes sense for your business and what doesn't.
That means a policy your team can actually follow, clarity on where the real risks are, and someone to ask when the next thing lands and you need a straight answer on whether it matters.
I have no AI products to sell you. My income comes entirely from the quality of the advice.
What AI vendors do
- Sell you tools and subscriptions
- Recommend what benefits their margin
- Move on after implementation
What a fractional AI Director does
- Tells you which tools actually make sense for your business
- Reviews AI vendors independently with no financial stake
- Gives you a clear AI policy your team can actually follow
- Keeps you current as AI tools, vendors, and regulations keep changing
Four things worth being clear on
Someone needs to own AI in your business
Your team is already using AI. Some of it you know about. Some of it you don't. Without clear ownership and a simple policy, you have no way of knowing what data is leaving the business, what tools are creating liability, or what you would say if a client or insurer asked. I put governance in place that is simple enough to actually work.
What is your actual exposure?
Not theoretical AI risk. The things that could genuinely affect your business: client data going into public AI models, AI-generated outputs being relied on without verification, and the gap that opens up when nobody in the business is responsible for any of it. I identify your real exposure and tell you what to do about it.
Where is the genuine opportunity?
AI is already saving time on proposals, reports, and routine communications for businesses in your sector. The question is which tools are ready, which ones aren't, and where the real gain is for how you specifically operate. I give you a straight answer on that, with no stake in what you decide to buy.
I take responsibility for your AI roadmap
I stay in your corner as things change. That means bringing you ideas to control risk and capture opportunity, making sure you get genuine value from the tools you use, and making sure you are not paying for things that aren't working. Keeping up with AI is my job, not yours. When something is worth your attention, I will tell you. When it isn't, I will tell you that too.
What this looks like in practice
Not a report. Not a roadmap that collects dust. Clear answers and a steady hand as things change.
AI policy that works
A plain-English policy your team can actually understand and follow. Clear rules on what AI tools are permitted, what data can go into them, and what is off-limits.
Risk that is real, not theoretical
Shadow AI discovery to find what tools your team is already using. A clear view of where your actual exposure is, not generic warnings about AI risk.
Board-level clarity
Plain-English reporting on your AI position for leadership. Confident answers when clients, insurers, or the board ask what you are doing about AI.
In IT since 2000. MSc Cyber Security. My own business to run.
I have worked across infrastructure, security, risk management and governance for UK and international businesses for 25 years.
I run a small business. I have sat where you are. Cash flow, margin, pressure from clients and insurers. When something is not worth the money, I say so. When an AI vendor recommendation does not make sense for your business, I say that too.
I work with a small number of clients at any time. That is the only way to stay close enough to each business to be genuinely useful, rather than just available.
Start with a conversation.
I'm not here to sell you something you don't need. Tell me what you're dealing with and I'll tell you whether I can help.
No preparation needed. No commitment. 30 minutes.